2/10/2014

The ARH Foundation for Healthier Communities announced today it has received a
$1 million gift from Hazard native and energy industry leader Joe Craft towards
the $47 million expansion project at the Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center.

In recognition of this gift, the new patient tower will be named in his
honor. The newly named Joe Craft Tower has three floors and more than 100,000
square feet of space and includes units for patients with the most critical care
needs. It is home to a new 24-bed emergency department on the first floor, a
dedicated 16-bed cardiac critical care unit on the second floor, 34 private
rooms on the third floor, and a roof top helipad. It is set to open to patients
this spring.

An entrepreneur, attorney and energy industry leader, Mr.
Craft is president, chief executive officer and a director of Alliance Resource
Partners L.P. (ARLP) the coal industry's first publicly traded master limited
partnership, formed in 1999. ARLP, the sixth-largest coal producer in the United
States, is headquartered in Tulsa with support offices in Kentucky. Mr. Craft is
also president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Tulsa-based
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P., a publicly traded limited partnership that owns the
general partnership interests of ARLP.

“Mr. Craft’s incredibly generous
gift not only impacts Hazard ARH’s patient-centered care now, but its influence
will be felt for generations to come as ARH continues to provide advanced,
high-quality healthcare services. This gift truly enhances our ability to be a
regional medical center for patients, hospitals and medical staffs throughout
Eastern Kentucky,” said Joe Grossman, ARH President and CEO.

Opened in
1987 as one of the most modern and technologically advanced hospitals in the
mountains, the 308-bed medical center continues to expand its services and is
one of the largest and busiest healthcare facilities in Eastern Kentucky.
Annually, the Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center cares for more than 14,000
inpatients, 100,000 outpatients, and 25,000 emergency room patients.

The
hospital expansion project is also the center of a capital fundraising campaign,
“Your Home. Your Hospital, Your Future,” which is being spearheaded by the ARH
Foundation for Healthier Communities.

For more information on giving
opportunities visit www.arhfoundation.org or mail gifts to: